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(H) A flat-bottomed sieve or low-brimmed basket mainly used to separate freshly pounded rice from the chaff. (see karáraw).

A bamboo-mat, square, either quite flat or, more frequently, with the edges turned up a little, used chiefly to catch the chaff when newly pounded rice is tossed in the "kalálaw" to separate the rice from the chaff. Kon táphan ang binayó isálud ang alugáyan. When you toss the rice free from the chaff, place the alugáyan underneath, (see lugáyan id.).

To fan. Kuyabí akó. Fan me. Kinuyabán níya ang kaláyo sang kalálaw. He fanned the fire into flame with the "kalálaw". (see kayáb, kuluyáb, kuruyáb).

Shallow, not deep (of plates, baskets, etc.); to be or become shallow, etc. Hatági akó sing pínggan nga lápiad. Give me a shallow plate (a dinner plate). Naglápiad iníng kalálaw. This rice-sifter has become shallow. Nalapiadán (-arán) akó siníng kaláhà, laháng, etc. This pan, earthen plate, etc. is too shallow for me. (see lápad, lapádlápad, nábaw).

To separate (after pounding) the hulled rice (bugás) from the unhulled grains (pásì) by tossing in a shallow basket and throwing the pásì off at the side, either to the right or left. Sisigí ang bugás. Clean (by tossing) the pounded rice from the unhulled rice. Isisíg ang kalálaw. Use the flat-bottomed, low-brimmed bamboo basket for cleaning the rice. (see sirísíri).

Chaff, husks, refuse; to sift rice, separate the husks from pounded rice by tossing it in a shallow basket called kalálaw. Itahúp iníng kalálaw sa nalíg-as. Clean the pounded rice of husks by means of this kalálaw. Táphi (Tahupí) ang binayó. Clean the pounded rice. Ipatahúp na lang sa íya iníng isá ka lusóng nga humáy nga nabayó na. Just let him clean (of husks) this mortarful of pounded rice. (see sisíg, sirísíri).

A rice-sifter. (see kalálaw).

Powder, fine particles of rice (adhering to the "kalálaw", etc.). (see uyakúp).

(B) Sea, ocean. (see lawód, kalaláwran, kadagátan).

(H) See kalaláwdan.

(H) See kalaláwdan.

Towards the coast or sea, seaward. Diín ka makádto?-Sa iláwod. Where are going to? Towards the sea. Nagpailáwod siá kaína. He went in the direction of the sea some time ago. (N.B. "Iláwod" supposes a greater distance from the speaker, town, place, etc. at issue than "ilawód". (see lawúd, kalaláwran, iláya, ilayá-inland).

Towards the coast or sea, seaward. Diín ka makádto?-Sa iláwod. Where are going to? Towards the sea. Nagpailáwod siá kaína. He went in the direction of the sea some time ago. (N.B. "Iláwod" supposes a greater distance from the speaker, town, place, etc. at issue than "ilawód". (see lawúd, kalaláwran, iláya, ilayá-inland).

Sea, ocean; high seas i.e. that part of the sea that is far away from land. (see dágat, iláwud, ilawúd, kalaláwran).

To save, rescue, deliver, take up, pick up (a drowning man, a person in misfortune, or the like). Sinagúp silá sa kalaláwran sang isá ka dakû nga sakayán. (Sinagúp sánda sa kalaláwdan kang sángka hánggud nga sakayán). They were picked up on the high seas by a large steamer. Sagupá siá sa túbig sa madalî, agúd nga índì malumús, kay índì siá makahibaló maglangóy; (Ságpa tána sa túbig ti madalî, agúd nga índì malumús, hay índì ra kamáan (makamáan) maglangóy). Take him out of the water at once, lest he should drown, for he does not know how to swim. Sín-o ang nagsagúp sa íya (kaná)? Who picked him up and took care of him? (see balótbot, luás, báwì, tábang, áyop, ayóp).